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My friend says my car was partially flooded, but not too bad. I guess I ought to call the apt office tomorrow to see about that. -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 17:31 3
- Hopefully the engine didn't get water dmg -- nm - Bacon Apr 18, 17:32 2
  - She says it didn't get that high, but if she's talking about water inside the car itself... I should have been more pushy I guess. -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 17:41 1
    - Not much you can do from GA though. -- nm - iSpam Apr 18, 17:49
SCOTUS declines to hear appeal. Google Books scanning lives! -- (link) - Mop Apr 18, 17:20 5
- they will now suffer the wrath of Harlan Ellison -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 18, 17:24
- based on my experience, there aren't a ton of books that are freely available in full on there -- (edited) - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 17:22 3
  - that was their argument - bits of books aren't the whole things. (sometimes, seeing the bits can actually encourage people to buy.) -- (edited) - b. Apr 18, 17:27 2
    - i guess. i've only bought one thing from them, which i needed for research and wasn't available in hard copy anywhere else - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 17:30 1
      - I don't think it's even as potentially bad as libraries can be. - b. Apr 18, 17:35
Sir John Leslie, WW II Vet, Churchill's cousin, dead at 99 -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 18, 17:11
"Stop running, Holly!" -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 17:07
"It's disgusting, but it keeps the money in the family" -- nm - prayformojo Apr 18, 16:38
Your top 10 songs: Work, Panda, 7 Years, No, Pillowtalk, I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Work From Home, Love Yourself, Cake By the Ocean, Me Myself and I. - Tim Apr 18, 16:29 [youtube] 22
- Well, at least we got rid of Twenty One Pilots... For now -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 17:43 1
  - the songs on the radio are ok, but my taste in music is your face. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 17:46
- I saw G Easy do a couple verses of Me Myself and I as a guest during The Chainsmokers' set - JD Apr 18, 17:40
- #8/9 are the only decent songs. The rest are awful. -- nm - MDH Apr 18, 17:10 3
  - They finally made fetch happen with Fifth Harmony. - Tim Apr 18, 17:11 2
    - Heh. So true. The Voice is still a joke hit wise right though? -- nm - MDH Apr 18, 17:14 1
      - I can't even name a winner, let alone a hit song by one of them. -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 17:15
- I know 3 of those and have heard of a 4th. I consider this a victory. Thank you, Hits 1. -- nm - Robert Barontheon Apr 18, 16:59 2
  - My free trial expired right as I got home from work yesterday. Guess it's been 3 months with the new car. -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 17:00 1
    - (and now I get twice the mailings from them since they still think I own the 2014.) -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 17:01
- 0/10 -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:45
- Something I just learned: Walking on a Dream from Empire of the Sun debuted in 2008. -- nm - David Apr 18, 16:43 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 16:48
- you should know the panda song - Shaq used it for his entrance at the recent wrestlemania. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 16:37 1
  - When that happened, my brother and I were both just looking at each other all sorts of confused. (nm) - Tim Apr 18, 16:38
- i guess this is what my dad must have felt like in 1986 -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 16:32 6
  - Me, Myslef and I was '89. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 16:53
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:45
  - and mine in '66 -- nm - mud Apr 18, 16:37
  - Right? I'm 68% sure he's just making 85% of these titles up -- nm - prayformojo Apr 18, 16:36 2
    - I even linked a video! -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 16:38 1
      - Like people can't fake things on YouTube! -- nm - David Apr 18, 16:43
60,000 Fewer Democrats in Brooklyn (than last year) and No Clear Reason Why -- (link) - ty97 Apr 18, 16:24 2
- well, i blame the Clinton body count ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 18, 21:03
- That idiot mayor drive them away? -- nm - Bacon Apr 18, 17:34
Geek Deal: ARRIS SURFboard SB6183 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem for $65 @ EBay -- (link) - budice Apr 18, 16:23
review of red robin's new take on a "ramen bun" burger. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 18, 16:10 1
- That looks disgusting. Not disgusted yet? Then imagine all those noodles wiggling. -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 17:13
RIP Doris Roberts -- (link) - Remlik Apr 18, 16:02 15
- Really? Can we just block the Washington Times on ST? -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 17:11 2
  - that won't bring her back, mop -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 17:12 1
    - It couldn't hurt to try. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 17:27
- That's a life lived well. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 18, 16:26 1
  - yeah, I didn't realize she was 90. Good, long life. -- nm - kelly Apr 18, 16:36
- 2016 can kiss my ass. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 16:25
- loved her on Raymond -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 16:17
- She was great on Remington Steele -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 16:14 1
  - The absolute best. -- nm - David Apr 18, 16:42
- NO! Not Mildred Krebs! Damn you, 2016! -- nm - TWuG Apr 18, 16:10
- :-( Love her! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:07
- she was wonderful :( -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 18, 16:07
- :( -- nm - ty97 Apr 18, 16:06
- 2016 yo -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 16:04
- aww, she was on so many shows and so likable. :( - -- nm - b. Apr 18, 16:03
*flip, flip, flip* busy night in bay area sports tonight. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 18, 16:00
World of Warcraft: Legion, releasing 8/30/16 -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 15:59 1
- You know you're going to buy it. Why not just give us the money now? -- nm - Activision Blizzard Apr 18, 16:58
I did not know this, since I'm downstate. Basically everywhere north of where I am, the polls are open from noon to 9. Here to NYC, it's 6 am to 9pm. - Tim Apr 18, 15:56 10
- Everything disenfranchises them because they didn't give a shit about politics until last month. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:13
- I do not recall ever hearing of polls not having morning hours, huh. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 16:05 8
  - Same. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:15
  - Yeah, it's weird. And since this is the first time in forever that the NY primary has meant anything, it's upsetting a lot of Bernie voters. -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 16:09 6
    - "Dammit! Why are there all these stupid rules that require us to be engaged in the process for more than 3 days!" -- nm - TWuG Apr 18, 16:11 3
      - I'm 100% positive there will be many angry people who will discover they can't vote since they're not Democrats. - Tim Apr 18, 16:15 1
        
        Should we tell them the secret to changing the party is getting involved with the party? - TWuG Apr 18, 16:59
      - Exactly. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:14
    - like they even roll out of bed before noon -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 16:09 1
      - or live upstate. -- nm - znufrii Apr 18, 16:14
coachella's tiny post office overwhelmed by idiots filing last-minute tax returns -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 15:52
For you non-Prime-havers: does the idea of Amazon Video at $8.99/month appeal at all? - ML Apr 18, 15:51 22
- I would need to compare the two but Netflix has some very good original content. Amazon will have Not Top Gear so that's a draw for me. -- (edited) - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:03
- discussed yesterday -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 15:59 [Backboard]
- it's going to be the exclusive deals that make those services worth it to the person -- nm - Remlik Apr 18, 15:57
- I find that Netflex and more so Prime doesn't have that many movies that I want to stream. The original content is good however. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 15:57 10
  - Prime's HBO offerings are the main selling point for me - ML Apr 18, 15:58 8
    - Wait, regular Prime has HBO or need to pay extra for the HBO? It looked like it was an add-on. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Apr 18, 17:31 4
      - they have some shows from the HBO library, i believe -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 17:32 3
        
        yah, some or all seasons of some shows. not GoT. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 17:38 2
        
        it has all of "the wire" and "sopranos" for example, but only seasons 1-3 of "boardwalk empire" (it has 5 seasons in total). - b. Apr 18, 17:44
        
        Oh good to know. -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Apr 18, 17:39
    - That is the main reason I am thinking about it -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 15:59 2
      - given that it's month-to-month, I can see a really good argument for binge-watching Breaking Bad/The Wire/Sopranos/BoB/etc. and then cutting the cord -- nm - ML Apr 18, 16:00 1
        
        it's what I'm planning on doing for netflix shows this summer. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 16:03
  - ^this. -- nm - Remlik Apr 18, 15:58
- My Prime just expired so I signed up for the $10.99/mo Prime package -- nm - budice Apr 18, 15:53 7
  - I'm sorry so its $ 10.99 a month for the prime vidoe and you get free shipping? - Pippy Apr 18, 16:49 6
    - standalone prime tv/video for 8.99/month; with free shipping 10.99; still 99 a year for the regular. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 16:52 5
      - gracias .b! can I trouble you with a question about low saltness? - Pippy Apr 18, 16:59 4
        
        :) - - b. Apr 18, 17:18 3
        
        whoops, that link in there was just to her soups. here's the main page. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 18, 17:20 2
        
        thank you thank you for all of this!! -- nm - Pippy Apr 18, 17:32 1
        
        best of luck! you can do it! :) - -- nm - b. Apr 18, 17:35
Got my car's windows tinted, turn out darker than expected :/ In highsight, I should have just gone with the fancy crystalline tint (that is much - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 15:37 14
- do you have MD plates? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 18, 16:08 1
  - No.. I feel like that may make my car a target (not from the police however). I do have my hospital badget within arms reach and my license in my - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 16:10
- now you'll get pulled over by cops 200% more often -- (edited) - ML Apr 18, 15:57 3
  - "I'm sorry, sir. I thought you were black." -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 17:15
  - *sigh* -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 16:07
  - I wouldnt be surprised. -- nm - budice Apr 18, 15:58
- do you have nitrogen in your tires? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 18, 15:49
- Just did mine too via Groupon -- nm - budice Apr 18, 15:43 6
  - what deal did you get? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 15:47 5
    - here - budice Apr 18, 15:51 4
      - I just saw that. What do they mean by CA legal? - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 15:56 3
        
        it's not clear, it's more than 70% of light let in for front windows. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 18, 15:58 1
        
        Hmm.. my previous research found that no tinting is allowed in the 2 side front windows in CA. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 18, 16:02
        
        The tints and which windows they put it on complies with CA laws. CA has laws about how tinted windows can be -- nm - budice Apr 18, 15:58
Texas trying to regain mantle as craziest state: Texas GOP'ers Vote To Debate Secession At State Convention -- (link) - amoxy Apr 18, 15:29 9
- So, Lying Ted was born in Canada and is a senator from Texas which is not even part of the USA!?! -- nm - The Donald Apr 18, 17:12
- "Should Texas secede?" "No." "Debate closed." -- nm - znufrii Apr 18, 16:20
- vvv : have not researched Texas' contribution to the US economy -- nm - ML Apr 18, 16:10 1
  - Federal land percentage of state: 1.8% -- (link) - amoxy Apr 18, 16:22
- I say let'm, it'll save the Federal government a lot of money. -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 18, 15:49 1
  - then we can ratify DC as the 50'th state -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 18, 15:50
- worked well for the Confederate States... -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 15:44
- yes please. let them go. -- nm - Jovian Apr 18, 15:32 1
  - I'd be up for it but then I have to live with all these loonies. - Pippy Apr 18, 16:51
ah, sad. aisha tyler and her husband, together 25 years, have split. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Apr 18, 15:25 2
- :-( -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 15:39
- Lana? -- nm - amoxy Apr 18, 15:29
China's film company Alibaba Pictures investing in Star Trek Beyond and TMNT to help cover costs and those movies will open in China... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 18, 15:21 1
- *shakes fist* - Anbang Apr 18, 15:25
LOL -- (link) - ML Apr 18, 15:19 [youtube] 2
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 15:40 1
  - Tim Burton is demanding proof of life -- nm - ML Apr 18, 15:47
starbucks psa: their free birthday reward now expires one day after your birthday, and they add it to your card/acct the day before. -- nm - b. Apr 18, 15:12 2
- b! - budice Apr 18, 15:13 1
  - :) - - b. Apr 18, 15:17
538: A New Yorker’s Guide To The GOP Primary — District By District -- (link) - ty97 Apr 18, 15:04 2
- Florida, NY gets a mention! - Tim Apr 18, 15:57 1
  - TIL, there's a Florida, NY. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 18, 16:09
Pearl Jam cancels Raleigh show over HB2 -- (link) - ty97 Apr 18, 14:56
This story is about as close as I've come to crying at a local news story. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 18, 14:53 7
- :( -- nm - znufrii Apr 18, 15:15
- how awful. :( - I google mapped the area, and it looks like that highway isn't very wide, just one lane each way; but no crosswalks. :/ -- nm - b. Apr 18, 15:01 5
  - That's the antithesis of a walkable area. They had protests, PROTESTS because people wanted to put in a bike lane when they widened that road elsewher -- nm - spamlet Apr 18, 15:03 4
    - My dad lives off 109 right near where that happened. It is not a safe area to cross, also the speed limit is like 45 mph. - Jim Apr 18, 16:35
    - :/ it should have been light then, right? I wonder how they didn't see each other. -- nm -- (edited) - b. Apr 18, 15:06 2
      - Not knowing the exact area if she was turning west the Sun could have blinded her - iSpam Apr 18, 16:15 1
        
        oh yah, I didn't think of that. :/ - b. Apr 18, 16:42
happy 110th S.F. Earthquake of 1906 Day - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 14:43
b. all my best to your mom making a healthy, quick recovery. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 18, 14:42 11
- OMG, I missed this. {{{{{{{{{{good thoughts}}}}}}}}}} -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 14:52 9
  - as did I. very hectic day here. nothing but good thoughts for your mom b. -- nm - Jovian Apr 18, 15:26 7
    - thank you very much. here's my original post from last week. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 18, 15:27 [Backboard] 6
      - *turns on Good Vibe Machine, points it in b.'s direction* - Tim Apr 18, 16:00 3
        
        *snicker* -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 18, 16:01 2
        
        shut it, you. thanks, Tim! -- nm - b. Apr 18, 16:04 1
        
        ;) -- nm - Tim Apr 18, 16:30
      - b! Healing thoughts going out to your mom! -- nm - JenBro Apr 18, 15:51 1
        
        :* -- nm - b. Apr 18, 15:59
  - thanks, guys. (and best wishes to amy's mom, too.) -- nm - b. Apr 18, 15:02
- Prognosis looks good. Best wishes, b. -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 14:45

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